evne
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse efni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛvnə/, [ˈɛwnə]
Noun
evne c (singular definite evnen, plural indefinite evner)
- ability
- power
- capacity
Inflection
Declension of evne
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | evne | evnen | evner | evnerne |
genitive | evnes | evnens | evners | evnernes |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse efna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛvnə/, [ˈɛwnə]
Verb
evne (imperative evn, infinitive at evne, present tense evner, past tense evnede, perfect tense har evnet)
- to be able to
- to be capable of
Conjugation
Conjugation of evne
Active | Passive | |
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Infinitive | evne | evnes |
Present tense | evner | evnes |
Past tense | evnede | evnedes |
Imperative | evn | - |
Participle | ||
Present | evnende | |
Past | evnet | |
Gerund | evnen |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse efni
Noun
evne f or m (definite singular evna or evnen, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)
- ability, capacity, talent
Derived terms
Terms derived from evne
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References
- “evne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse efni
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɛʋnə/
Noun
evne f (definite singular evna, indefinite plural evner, definite plural evnene)
- ability, capacity, talent
Derived terms
- evnelaus
- lasteevne
- manøvreringsevne
- tilpassingsevne
References
- “evne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.